![]() ![]() ![]() I forget the author of this work, but it sounds like a polished NPR piece. This is a wonderful little window into the kind of work Studs Terkel was responsible for. ![]() Radio edit of historical Terkel interview samples Four decades later, we hear from some of these same people as they reflect on their original interviews - and on the startling changes in their lives since. The result is a stunning audio documentary that captures the voices of Americans from vastly different backgrounds, each reflecting on the rewards, the challenges, and the often surprising value of work in their lives. Partnering with the Chicago History Museum and the Studs Terkel Archives, Project& was given exclusive access to the original recordings and spent a year working with Radio Diaries preparing them for the world to hear as part of the national multimedia initiative Working in America. The great interviewer of his day, Terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and Working elevated the stories of ordinary people and their daily lives.įor over four decades, the Working tapes were packed away in Terkel's home office and remained unheard - until now. The result was the best-selling book Working. In the early 1970s, author and radio host Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. The complete audio documentary as broadcast by NPR, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. ![]()
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